Q.1
An ostinato is when .......
  • a section of music is played particularly loudly
  • the music stops
  • a motif/phrase is persistently repeated
  • None of the above
Q.2
Which of these is a mode for a scale degree?
  • Phyrigian
  • Freezian
  • Ironian
  • All of the above
Q.3
What happens in variation form?
  • A theme is played once, followed by a contrasting theme
  • A theme is repeated and remains identical each time
  • A theme is repeated and changed in some way each time
  • None of the above
Q.4
Where are hooks and riffs commonly found?
  • In baroque concertos
  • In Gregorian chant
  • In organ voluntaries
  • In popular music
Q.5
A basic major triad is .......
  • a type of loud drone heard in wedding music
  • a chord with a bass root, a major 3rd and perfect 5th
  • a type of key signature
  • None of the above
Q.6
What is an overture?
  • A 4-part chorale
  • A type of guitar solo
  • A type of solo tenor aria
  • An instrumental introduction to a large piece of music
Q.7
What does the numeral 'V' stand for?
  • Tonic
  • Dominant
  • Supertonic
  • All of the above
Q.8
In music, bars are characterized by .......
  • groups of strong and weak beats
  • pedal lines
  • performance directions
  • playing them quietly
Q.9
Which chord symbols move from tonic to dominant?
  • I - IV
  • I - II
  • II - V - I
  • None of the above
Q.10
What is Gota music?
  • A brass fanfare arrangement
  • A style of dance music from Africa
  • A type of Indian solo concerto
  • A type of modern disco music
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